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The terms dolphin, porpoise, and whale are confusing and really don't relate to scientific classification. Whales are cetaceans which are neither dolphins (family Delphinae or Platenstoidae) nor porpoises (Family Phocoenidae). Porpoises have spade-like teeth and no beak.

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